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Android 12 Beta

The Final Android 12 Beta is Here!

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Alright, we are officially on the final Android 12 Beta, as Google has just dropped Android 12 Beta 5 on us. This is the last beta release before the launch "in the weeks ahead," so feel free to grab it for your Pixel phone and get to playing. In the Android...
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LG Details Fancy New Foldable Display Material

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LG, while no longer a player in the Android game, hasn't ceased R&D on things it sees as potential winners down the road, including mobile-related things. For example, the company announced a new "foldable display material," similar to what Samsung...
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Pixel 3

Is Your Pixel 3 Bricked Yet?

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There's an uptick in bricked Pixel 3 devices this past week, with many owners heading to Google's own Issue Tracker website to report their phones inoperable. Mind you, these reports appear to date back to June, but I know from first-hand experience that the...
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Chrome Beta Material You

Chrome Beta Gets the Material You Color Treatment

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Material You is the focus of all app updates from Google it seems, with Android 12 on the way. Every time another major Google app gets an update, seeing that app take on Material You's "personal signal" wallpaper color theming is a fun little game. Chrome...
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Google Search Bar Gets Handy-Dandy Google Lens Shortcut

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A day or two ago, I noticed the Google Search bar on my homescreen grew a new shortcut. All of a sudden, a button for Google Lens had appeared out of nowhere. I immediately took to Twitter, thinking I may have actually gotten something before anyone else. For...
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